WeAreAllMadeofGlue
- 作者
- 出版社 PenguinBooks
- 出版时间 2010年2月
- ISBN 9780141030999
- 定价 94.80
内容简介
GeorgieSinclair'slifeiscomingunstuck.Herhusband'slefther.Herson'sobsessedwiththeEndoftheWorld.AndnowherelderlyneighbourMrsShapirohasdecidedtheyarerelated.OrsothehospitalinformsherwhenMrsShapirohasanaccidentandnamesGeorgienextofkin.This,however,isnotacaseofaquickwardvisit:MrsShapirohasalargericketyhousefullofstinkycatsthatneedslookingafter,thatapairofestateagentsseemintentonswindlingfromher.Plustherearethe'Uselesses'tryingtorepairit(uselessly).Thenthere'sthesocialworkerwhowantstoputherinanursinghome.Nottomentionsomelettersthatpointtoamysterious,painfulpast.AsGeorgietriesherbesttoputMrsShapiro'slifebacktogethersomehowshemuststopherownfromfallingapart...AuthorBiography:MarinaLewyckawasbornofUkrainianparentsinarefugeecampinKiel,Germany,attheendofthewar,andgrewupinEngland.SheteachesatSheffieldHallamUniversity.Sheismarried,withagrown-updaughter,andlivesinSheffield.Herfirstnovel,AShortHistoryofTractorsinUkrainian,wastranslatedinto28languagesandwasalsolonglistedforTheManBookerPrize2005,shortlistedforTheOrangePrizeforFiction2005andwinneroftheBollingerEverymanprizeforComicFiction2005andtheSagaAwardforWit2005.HersecondnovelwasTwoCaravans.
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